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Where is Thumbkin?

"What Are Little Boys - Girls Made Of?" Lyrics, Text Format


Developing fine motor movements while singing.
Same tune as “Frere Jacques,” and “Are You Sleeping.”

 

Description

  • Grade: Kindergarten
  • Origin: England/France – Traditional
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABCD
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ti ta ta | ti ti ta/a |
    | ta ta ta ta |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi Fa So La
  • Intervals: intermediate: Mi\Do, So\Mi, Do/So, Do\So, So/Do
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; repeated melodic rhythm patterns
  • Key Words: world geography: England, France; thumb, ring, tall, pinky, parts of the hand, fingers, ma’am (lady)

“Where is Thumbkin?” 

1. Where is thumbkin?
Where is thumbkin?
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today sir/ma’am?
Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away!
2.
Where is pointer?
Where is pointer?
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today sir/ma’am?
Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away!
3.
Where is tall man/girl?
Where is tall man/girl?
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today sir/ma’am?
Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away!
4. Where is ring man/girl?
Where is ring man/girl?
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today sir/ma’am?
Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away!
5. Where is pinky?
Where is pinky?
Here I am, here I am!
How are you today sir/ma’am?
Very well, I thank you!
Run away, run away!
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When We Go to Play

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Introducing sixteenth notes, rhythm changes for verse syllables and the interval Fa\Re.

 

Description

  • Grade: First
  • Origin: USA -Play Song
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 2/4
  • Form: ABAC
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta ti ri ti ti ri | ti ti ta |
    | ti ti ti ti | ta (ta) |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
  • Intervals: beginners: So\Mi, Fa\Re
  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter
  • Key Words: play things, toys for play, bat and ball, baseball, bicycles, roller skates, rolling hoops, jumping rope, playing outside

“When We Go to Play” 

1.
What shall we take when we go to play,
go to play, go to play,
What shall we take when we go to play,
when we go to play?
2.

We will take our bat and ball,
bat and ball, bat and ball,
We will take our bat and ball,
when we go to play.

3. We will take our bicycles,
bicycles, bicycles
We will take our bicycles,
when we go to play.
4. We will take our roller skates,
roller skates, roller skates,
We will take our roller skates,
when we go to play.
5. We will take our rolling hoops,
rolling hoops, rolling hoops,
We will take our rolling hoops,
when we go to play.
6. We will take our jumping ropes,
jumping ropes, jumping ropes,
We will take our jumping ropes,
when we go to play.
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When the Train Comes Along

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Recognize Do8\So as perfect fourth (P4) and So\Do as a perfect fifth (P5), tonic arpeggios, a major sixth (M6), and a tonic octave skip.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
  • Key: D Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: staves: ABCB – song: ABA, refrain/verse/refrain
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta/a ta/ ti | syncopation,
    | ta ta ta ta | ta ta/a ta | syncopation, | ta/a/a ta |
    | ta/a ta ta |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Do Re Mi So La Do – pentatonic scale
  • Intervals: intermediate: Do8\La (m3), La/Do8(m3), Do8\So (P4), So\Do (P5), Do/Mi/So ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (D), So\Mi\Do descending tonic (I) arpeggio (D), Do/So (P5), Do\Do descending tonic octave skip, La\Do (M6)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; pickup beats, syncopation, two double barlines, tonic arpeggio, tonic octave skip, pentatonic scale, D.C. al Fine, Fine
  • Key Words: USA history, African American history, Underground railroad, railroad song, spiritual, snowing, cold, train station, blind, cannot see, lame, cannot walk; contraction: I’ll (I will); abbreviation: an’ (and)

“When the Train Comes Along” 

Refrain:
When the train comes along,
When the train comes along,
I’ll meet you at the station
When the train comes along.
1.

It may be snowing,
It may be cold,
But I’ll meet you at the station,
When the train comes along.

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2.
I may be blind,
An’ cannot see.
But I’ll meet you at the station,
When the train comes along.
Refrain
3. I may be lame,
An’ cannot not talk,
But I’ll meet you at the station,
When the train comes along.
Refrain
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When the Saints Go Marching In NEW

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Practicing the intervals of the tonic triad/arpeggio
while singing a strophic gospel arrangement.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fifth
  • Origin: USA – Traditional Gospel
  • Key: G Major
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: ABCD
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ta/a/ ti ti ti | syncopation,
    | ta ta ta ta | ta/a (ti) ti ti ti | syncopation,
    | ta/ ti ta ti ti | syncopation, | ti ta/a/ ti ti | syncopation
  • Pitches: beginners: Do Re Mi Fa So
  • Intervals: beginners: m3: So\Mi; M3: Do/Mi;
    P5
    : So/Do; arpeggio: ascending tonic Do/Mi/So (I, G), descending tonic So\Mi\Do (I, G)
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; rest: eighth; pickup beats, tied notes, syncopation, tonic ascending and descending arpeggios; strophic: different verses sung to the same melody
  • Key Words: USA geography: New Orleans, Jazz, Dixieland, gospel hymn, sacred, saints, Lord, refuse, trumpet sound, bible stories, ‘that number’
  • Keyboard: intermediate: excellent five finger exercise for the right, left and two hands together, practicing the intervals of the tonic triad
  • Recorder: intermediate: playing in G Major, transitional tune after completion of the Beginning Recorder Songs

 


“When the Saints Go Marching In”
 

1.
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the saints go marching in.
2.
Oh, when the sun refuse to shine,
Oh, when the sun refuse to shine,
Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number,
When the sun refuse to shine.
3. Oh, when I hear that trumpet sound,
Oh, when I hear that trumpet sound,
Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number,
When I hear that trumpet sound.
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When Johnny Comes Marching Home

"When Johnny Comes Marching Home," Lyrics, Text Format

Minor tonality, pitched in relative major, where the sixth
(La) represents the tonal center.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: Patrick Gilmore, 1863 (pseud. Louis Lambert)
  • Key: G minor, pitched in B flat Major
  • Time: 6/8
  • Form: through composed
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ti ta ti | syncopation,
    | ta ti ta ti | syncopation, | ta/a ti | syncopation,
    | ta/a ti ri | syncopation | ta ti ti ti ti | syncopation
  • Pitches: intermediate: Mi So La Ti Do Re Mi
  • Intervals: intermediate: Mi/La (P4), Do\La (m3), So\Ma/So (m3), Mi8/Do/Mi8 (M3), Re\Ti (m3), Ti\Mi(P5)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth, sixteenth; pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slur, minor tonality where the sixth (La) of the major scale is the tonal center (relative Major B flat), syncopation
  • Key Words: Louis Lambert is a pseudonym for Patrick Gilbert, USA history, American Civil War, “Johnny I Hardy Knew Ye,” war between the sates, marching song, camp song, hurrah, hearty welcome, men cheer, boys shout, ladies all turn out, feeling gay, church bell peal, joy, welcome home, darling, village lads, lassies, roses, strew away, Jubilee, hero, three times three, laurel wreath, place, upon, loyal brow; contraction: we’ll (we will)

“When Johnny Comes Marching Home” 

1. When Johnny comes marching home again,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We’ll give him a hearty welcome then,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The men will cheer and the boys will shout,
The ladies they will all turn out,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
2.
The old church bell will peal with joy,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
To welcome home our darling boy,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The village lads and lassies say
With roses they will strew the way,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
3. Get ready for the Jubilee,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
We’ll give the hero three times three,
Hurrah! Hurrah!
The laurel wreath is ready now
To place upon his loyal brow,
And we’ll all feel gay
When Johnny comes marching home.
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When Irish Eyes Are Smiling

"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling," Lyrics, Text Format


Sharped fourth (Fi, F#), extended range, advanced intervals:
tonic and subdominant arpeggios, and tempo markings:
ritardando, caesura, and a tempo.

 

Description

  • Grade: Fourth
  • Origin: words: Chauncey Olcott & George Graff, Jr.
    music: Ernest R. Ball, 1912
  • Key: C Major
  • Time: 3/4
  • Form: phrases: ABAC
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta/a ta | ta ta/a_|_ a ta ta | syncopation, | ta/a/a_|_ a ta ta | syncopation,
    | ta ta ta | – (_=tie)
  • Pitches: advanced: Do Re Mi Fa Fi So La Ti Do Re Mi – raised/sharped fourth (Fi) – extended range
  • Intervals: advanced: So\Mi (m3), Do/Mi/So ascending tonic (I) arpeggio (C), So\Mi\Do descending tonic (I) arpeggio (C), Do/Fa/La/Do8ascending subdominant (IV) arpeggio (F), Do8\La (m3), Mi/La (P4), La\Re (P5), Re/So (P4), Ti/Re8(m3), Do8/Mi8 (M3), Mi8/So (M6), So\Fi (m2)
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted half, half, quarter; pickup beat, tied notes, vocal slur, fermata, ritardando, caesura (railroad tracks/grand pause) – a complete stop in music time, a tempo
  • Key Words: USA – history: “The Isle O’ Dreams,” world geography: Ireland; USA holiday: St. Patrick’s Day, Irish people, lilt, laughter, angels sing, Irish eyes, Irish hearts, bright and gay, steal, away

 


“When Irish Eyes Are Smiling”
 

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, sure ’tis like a morn in spring.
In the lilt of Irish laughter, you can hear the angels sing.
When Irish hearts are happy, all the world seems bright and gay,
And When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, sure, they steal your heart away.


Chorus of “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling.”

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What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby?

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Mastering the ascending and descending interval La/Do and Do\La in a minor tonality, with syncopation.

 

Description

  • Grade: Second
  • Origin: USA – African American Spiritual
  • Key: E minor – pitched in G Major
  • Time: 2/4
  • Form: refrain: AaAB – verse: ABAB – song: ABA refrain/verse/refrain
  • Rhythm: advanced: | ti ti ti ti | ta/ ti | ta ta |
    | ta/a | ti ta/ | syncopation, | ta ti ti | ti/ ri ta | syncopation
  • Pitches: beginners: La Do Re Mi Fa
  • Intervals: intermediate: La/Do, Do\La, La/Re, Re/Fa, Fa\Re
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, dotted quarter, quarter, dotted eighth, eighth, sixteenth; refrain/verse, repeat signs, D.C. al Fine, Fine, minor tonality, syncopation
  • Key Words: sacred, Christmas, holiday season, African American History, pretty, Bethlehem, Immanuel, Jesus Christ; contraction: gonna (going to), I’ll (I will)

“What You Gonna Call Your Pretty Little Baby?” 

Refrain
What you gonna call your pretty little baby,
What you gonna call your pretty little baby,
What you gonna call your pretty little baby,
Born, born in Bethlehem?
1. Some say one thing, I’ll say Immanuel,
Born, born in Bethlehem.
Some call one thing, I’ll call him Jesus
Born, born in Bethlehem.
Refrain
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What Shall We Do On A Rainy Day?

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Introducing sixteenth notes.

 

Description

  • Grade: First
  • Origin: USA – Game Song
  • Key: C Major
  • Time: 2/4
  • Form: ABaC
  • Rhythm: intermediate: | ti ti ri ti ti ri | ti ti ta |
    | ta (ta) | ti ti ti ti ri |
  • Pitches: intermediate: Ti Do Re Mi Fa So La
  • Intervals: intermediate: So\Mi, Fa\Re, Re/So
  • Musical Elements: notes: quarter, eighth, sixteenth; rest: quarter
  • Key Words: weather, rain, shall, play, book, read, outside, contractions: we’ll (we will), can’t (cannot)

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“What Shall We Do On A Rainy Day?”
 

1.
What shall we do on a rainy day,
rainy day, rainy day?
What shall we do on a rainy day
when we can’t go out to play?
2.
We’ll read a book on a rainy day,
rainy day, rainy day.
We’ll read a book on a rainy day
when we can’t go out to play.
3. What shall we do on a sunny day,
sunny day, sunny day?
What shall we do on a sunny day
when we can go out and play?
4. We’ll play outside on a sunny day,
sunny day, sunny day.
We’ll play outside on a sunny day
when we can go out and play.
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What Mother Saw

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Beginning syncopation in a minor tonality with
melodic rhythm patterns.

 

Description

  • Grade: Second
  • Origin: USA – words: Emilie Poulsson,
    music adapted: Eleanor Smith
  • Key: F minor (pitched in A Flat Major)
  • Time: 4/4
  • Form: AABA
  • Rhythm: beginners: | ta ti ti ta ti ti | syncopation,
    | ta ti ti ta/a | syncopation
  • Pitches: beginners: La Ti Do Re Mi
  • Intervals: beginners: Mi\Do, Ti/Re
  • Musical Elements: notes: half, quarter, eighth; melodic rhythm patterns, minor tonality: tonal center is the sixth of the major scale (6, La)
  • Key Words: animal science, mother, woolly lambs, lying, still, sheep, stopped, sleep, shed, calves, quiet, kept, kick, leap, frisking, nest, fluffy, chicks, peep, yellow balls
  • Keyboard: intermediate: excellent five finger exercise for right, left, and two hands together

 


“What Mother Saw”
 

1.
What do you think mother saw on the hill?
White woolly lambs that were all lying still.
White woolly lambs by the white woolly sheep,
All had stopped play and were going to sleep.
2.
What do you think mother saw in the shed?
Little red calves that were going to bed.
Quiet they kept, not a kick nor a leap.
Frisking no more, they were going to sleep.
3. What do you think mother saw in the nest?
Soft fluffy chicks cuddling up for their rest.
Soft fluffy chicks, not a sound, not a peep,
Soft, yellow balls, they were going to sleep.
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What Are Little Boys/Girls Made Of?

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Descending tonic arpeggio and counting beats in 6/8 time
with dotted quarter note syncopation, minor seventh (So/Fa).

 

Description

  • Grade: Kindergarten
  • Origin: England, 19th-century Nursery Rhyme*
  • Key: F Major
  • Time: 6/8
  • Form: AABC
  • Rhythm: advanced: | ta ti ti ti ti | ta/ ta/ |
    | ta ti ta ti | syncopation, | ti ti ti ti ti ti |
  • Pitches: advanced: So La Ti Do Re Mi Fa
  • Intervals: advanced: Mi\Do\So descending tonic arpeggio, So/Fa (m7), Ti\So, Ti/Re
  • Musical Elements: notes: dotted quarter, quarter, eighth; vocal slur; 6/8 time: eighth note receives one beat, divisions of a dotted quarter note: three eights (3 ti’s), feeling duple meter (2) in 6/8: where three eights would be a triplet if the beat is represented by a dotted quarter
  • Key Words: boys, girls, frogs, snails, puppy-dog’s tails, sugar, spice, nice

* From a larger work, “What Folks Are Made Of” or “What All the World is Made Of.”

 

“What Are Little Boys/Girls Made Of?”

What are little boys made of?
What are little boys made of?
Frogs and snails, and puppy-dog’s tails,
That’s what little boys are made of.

What are little girls made of?
What are little girls made of?
Sugar and spice, and everything nice,
That’s what little girls are made of.

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